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Fed rate cut could help state, local governments

The Federal Reserve announced it would cut interest rates for the first time in four years. It lowered rates by half of a percentage point. U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee Chairman Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued a statement following the rate cut. “For months, I’ve advocated for interest rate cuts to deliver the benefits […]